PPG TRAINS OVER 13,000 STUDENTS IN 2006

For Immediate Release:
February 27, 2007

PPG Automotive Refinish
19699 Progress Drive
Strongsville, Ohio 44149

Contact:
Calvinia Fields
PPG Automotive Refinish,
19699 Progress Drive,
Strongsville, Ohio 44149
(440) 572-2800
cfields@ppg.com

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – February 23, 2007 – Nearly 14,000 individuals attended a PPG Automotive Refinish training course in 2006, it was announced by PPG Automotive Refinish in Strongsville, Ohio. PPG offers a wide variety of training courses and seminars designed to educate and inform personnel in every area of the collision repair industry.

Classes in 2006 included technical training classes for users of PPG products, i.e. Deltron, NexaAutocolor 2K, Global, and Delfleet. PPG also offered a variety of bodyshop business development seminars, as well as distributor sales, technical, and business development classes. In addition, PPG provided training to Commercial Performance Coatings customers, members of the CertifiedFirst® Network, participants in the MVP program, users of Matthews Paint sign coatings, vocational instructors, and insurance industry personnel.

Classes are held at 16 PPG Business Development Centers, located throughout North America, as well as in affiliate locations in over 100 key markets. “We believe training is key to our customers’ growth and success, given the challenges they face in this ever changing industry,” said Bill Troyer, manager, Refinish Training, North America for PPG. “PPG’s commitment in this area is quite possibly the largest in the industry, and we will continue to invest in providing and developing training programs that offer our business partners resources to accomplish their objectives.”

For more information on PPG training classes and a complete schedule of courses and course descriptions, to go www.ppgrefinish.com.

About PPG
Pittsburgh-based PPG is a global supplier of coatings, chemicals, glass and fiber glass. The company employs more than 34,000 people and has 125 manufacturing facilities and equity affiliates in more than 20 countries. Sales in 2006 were $11 billion. PPG shares are traded on the New York and Philadelphia stock exchanges (symbol: PPG). For more information, visit www.ppg.com.

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Deltron, NexaAutocolor 2K, Global, and Delfleet are trademarks of PPG Industries, © 2007 PPG Industries. All rights reserved.

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